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Book Synopsis′A fantastic contribution to health psychology. My PhD students and medical students are instructed to read it (not often I recommend books these days). It feels like the field has been waiting for this for a long time′
- Dr Lis Cordingley Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Manchester
An engaging introduction to the interrelationships between mind and body across a broad range of topics including infectious illness, autoimmunity, cancer and pain. Taking a biopsychosocial approach, it brings together research from a number of disciplines including health psychology, psychoneuroimmunology and behavioural genetics.
Students are encouraged to consider how advances in psychobiological research can help us to uncover the true complexity of links between psychological, biological and social processes with respect to implications for health and how such advances can inform the development of interventions and treatment.
Trade ReviewA fantastic contribution to health psychology. My PhD students and medical students are instructed to read it (not often I recommend books these days). It feels like the field has been waiting for this for a long time
Dr Lis Cordingley
Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Manchester An engaging and well written health psychology textbook with a strong psychobiological focus
Dr Daryl O′Connor
University of Leeds
Table of ContentsThe Mind-Body Connection Changing Conceptualisations of Mind and Body Emerging Disciplines Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading The Link between Stress and Illness The History of the Stress Concept Cognitive Models Biological Models Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Positive Processes in Health and Illness From Stress to Emotion Emotion, Coping and Health Well-Being Summary and Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading A Healthy Disposition Introduction How Do Genes Influence Health? Genetic Advances and Identifying Disease Genes Predictive Genetic Testing Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Pain What Is Pain? Theories of Pain Non-Pharmacological Treatments for Pain Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading At-Risk Populations Introduction Socio-Economic Status and Health People with Psychiatric Illness Older People Long-Term Caregivers Summary and Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Psychobiological Interventions Introduction Coping-Based Approaches Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Methodological Issues in Psychobiological Research Introduction How Can We Determine Whether or not Psychological Factors Influence Health? Designing and Evaluating Health Interventions Summary Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Summary and Future Directions What Have We Learned so Far? What Questions Have We Yet to Adequately Address? Technological Advances Summary and Conclusions Key Terms Discussion Questions Further Reading Glossary References Index
